Supports: cabinet structure – For particular electrical device or component – Particular electrical wiring feature
Patent
1998-02-28
2000-01-18
Cuomo, Peter M.
Supports: cabinet structure
For particular electrical device or component
Particular electrical wiring feature
174 65G, 174152G, 16 21, 220239, 522208, A47B 6700
Patent
active
060151978
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for covering an opening in a cabinet for housing electronic devices includes a grommet for covering the opening in the cabinet. A plurality of slits are formed in the grommet defining a plurality of flexible tab portions to allow one or more cables to pass through the grommet. The plurality of slits include at least one longitudinally oriented slit and a plurality of transversely oriented slits which intersect the longitudinally oriented slit.
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IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, vol. 16, No. 7, Dec. 1973.
DiGiacomo Joseph
English Susan I.
Laughlin Kenneth S.
Lecinski Daniel J.
3COM Corp.
Anderson Gerald A.
Cuomo Peter M.
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